Re: RetroPC_King's Socket A systems

Posted on 2022-06-15, 18:06

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by Con 2 botones

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Nice socket A/462 collection! I am really fond of Athlon XP. Still searching for a working nforce2 based board for my 3200+ (currently on a MSI with via KM400 chipset). I prefer "System #6" over the others, GF4 MX is not the best match for Athlon XP, it would for Thunderbirds though. Radeon 9000 …

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Re: Does this USB solution/thing still not exist?

Posted on 2022-06-15, 13:25

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by Con 2 botones

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Not exactly what you are looking for, but there is some antimalware software, specifically oriented towards USB drives, lile "MX One" or "No Autorun". Of course, those cannot be as secure as a physical "no write" switch, mentioned above.

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Re: Is it worth setting up a console-style PC for TV gaming?

Posted on 2022-06-08, 20:48

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by Con 2 botones

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I have a media setup in my bedroom (TV, etc.), but no computer. I've got a decent-sized Steam library I'd like to be able to use on my bedroom setup. In the past I tried my nVidia Shield TV for gaming, but never really took to it. It's too underpowered for native gaming. GeForce streaming from my …

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Re: Compaq Deskpro P3 upgrade to tualatin/quieter cooler

Posted on 2022-06-07, 19:31

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by Con 2 botones

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I see your BIOS version is slightly different. But, take a look at the fourth line printed on the North bridge, that´s what really matters:

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Re: Compaq Deskpro P3 upgrade to tualatin/quieter cooler

Posted on 2022-06-06, 20:25

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by Con 2 botones

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Is it a "DeskPro EN PD1050"? If so, Tualatin is compatible: [Solved] Help: Compaq Deskpro EN (PD1050) Tualatin BIOS rom Mine also came with 1Ghz Coppermine from factory.

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Re: Geforce 4 TI 4200 or 5600 FX for a pentium 3 733 build?

Posted on 2022-06-02, 14:33

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Maybe, by using de FX5600, you can turn 2X Antialiasing and 4X or 2X AF without much FPS penalty (that´s what I do) and balance the workload more towards the strong GPU instead of the "weak" CPU. I am currently using an FX5600 on a 1.26 Tualatin system. I noticed the performance upgrade from the …

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Re: Iwill KK266+ (KT133A) with Mobile Athlon 4

Posted on 2022-05-18, 18:59

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by Con 2 botones

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that's a huge bite. it looks even worse zoomed in. there's no hope going that deep into the core. Got it very inexpensive, sold untested. I would like to test a mobile Duron or Palomino on the board to see if those are supported. As you said, this one looks defunct. My chip is a mobile palomino. …

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Re: Iwill KK266+ (KT133A) with Mobile Athlon 4

Posted on 2022-05-18, 18:50

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But I did try an exotic mobile Duron, DHM0950AQS1B. This didn´t work in other two socket A boards of mine, didn´t work on this Iwill either. I suspect it is in non working condition though, it is a little"biten" on its die lower-right corner: https://i.ibb.co/xqC8phv/DHM0950-AQS1-B.jpg that's a …

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Re: Iwill KK266+ (KT133A) with Mobile Athlon 4

Posted on 2022-05-18, 18:08

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by Con 2 botones

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While it's kind of unfortunate that it doesn't run anything faster than about 1600mhz, do we really need it to? (Of course!) To me this board is meant to be an alternative to Pentium 3 systems, which I can do perfectly with the mobile XP chip since it incorporates SSE and can clock down to 550 or …

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Re: ATI Rage 128 VR Driver Denial

Posted on 2022-05-18, 17:04

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by Con 2 botones

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Have you tried the ones here? https://soggi.org/drivers/ati.htm I believe it is a unified package, so despite stating it is for 1999 Rage 128 Pro, it should work for 1998 Rage 128 (VR being the lower end variant of the chip, GL being the high end one). The package from that site has allowed me to …

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Re: Iwill KK266+ (KT133A) with Mobile Athlon 4

Posted on 2022-05-18, 16:46

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by Con 2 botones

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Very nice! You got a Revision 2 (non-raid) board... Maybe you can try a Thoroughbred or Barton for us please? (though I doubt Rev2 works with them either)... Well, I tried 4 Thoroughbred core Athlon XP CPUs on the board 2 AXDA2200DUV3C (one brown, one green), 1 AXDA2400DKV3C and 1 AXDA2600DKV3C ( …

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Re: Iwill KK266+ (KT133A) with Mobile Athlon 4

Posted on 2022-05-11, 20:58

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by Con 2 botones

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I must admit, I asked the seller to send a board with the less bad caps possible. He either didn´t know what I was talking about (which I suspect is the case) or thought to himself "yeah sure...dumbass" and throw the first board at glance to be shipped :-D i can assure you the guy couldn't care …

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Re: Iwill KK266+ (KT133A) with Mobile Athlon 4

Posted on 2022-05-11, 19:33

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by Con 2 botones

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stanwebber, the caps on my board looked the same as yours. I replaced all the larger ones with Rubycon ZLJ, ZLH or PX. Fingers crossed that the next 2 boards, that I should receive Saturday, look better. Good luck with those 2! I must admit, I asked the seller to send a board with the less bad caps …

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Re: Iwill KK266+ (KT133A) with Mobile Athlon 4

Posted on 2022-05-11, 19:23

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by Con 2 botones

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my capacitors are in worse shape--a few of the big ones have burst. all of your smaller capacitors look bulged, whereas i only have a couple. i also got a pristine xp 1700 with mine as well. original bios detects it correctly. what area did you get the board revision from? i don't see it. IMG_ …

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Re: Iwill KK266+ (KT133A) with Mobile Athlon 4

Posted on 2022-05-11, 19:19

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by Con 2 botones

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Very nice! You got a Revision 2 (non-raid) board... Maybe you can try a Thoroughbred or Barton for us please? (though I doubt Rev2 works with them either)... I believe I own several 2200+ (Thoroughbred) and 2600+ (Barton) to test, yes. No way I´m not going to test my one and only 3200+in a board in …

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Re: Iwill KK266+ (KT133A) with Mobile Athlon 4

Posted on 2022-05-11, 14:47

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Mine finally arrived. Surprisingly it boots (and does it fast) ! I say surprisingly for two motives, on one side the packaging was almost dreadful, no box, just bubble bag, covered by another plastic bag. And on the other, the board is full of bulging capacitors. The seller included a courtesy XP …

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Re: Windows 95 Build Question

Posted on 2022-05-10, 20:57

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by Con 2 botones

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I believe G200 is from 1998 as well as Rage128. Ati 3D Rage Pro and nVidia Riva128 are 1997 hardware (both still available and inexpensive in AGP form).

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Re: Recreating my childhood PC, what parts could it have used?

Posted on 2022-05-10, 18:06

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by Con 2 botones

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Was it a 8MB graphics card? Maybe a Savage4 LT? or Matrox G200? The sound card could have been integrated in the motherboard, like CMI3880 or ESS 1868/1869

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Re: What vintage CPU socket saw the biggest increase in CPU horsepower from release to retirement?

Posted on 2022-05-10, 12:55

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by Con 2 botones

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Just considering the socket alone is a bit tricky to me. Take socket A for instance, a board from the the KT133 chipset era would not let you go above Palomino. Similar happens to Slot 1, with an unmodified board and/or special slotket, you cannot aim for top Pentium III (Tualatin 1.4). Not even all …

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Re: New guy find "Pentium 3 Slot 1 733"

Posted on 2022-05-10, 12:30

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by Con 2 botones

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Nice system! I would keep the Voodoo3 inside it , feels right/period correct to pair it with that CPU. Hitman 47, Unreal, Return to Castle wolfstein, Half life, Midtown Madness 2 and SOF will play fine with that configuration. For GTA SA neither the Voodoo3 nor the MX440 will give you a pleasant …

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